ctsally

I join so many others in thanking you for sharing your cruise adventures with us. I look forward to this each year. Happy Sailing! :D

In this part of Connecticut we got between two and three feet of snow and since this is light fluffy snow we didn't lose power. We are about an hour (I think) from Ruth C..

We've had a LOT of shoveling, but the beauty of a true New England weather is beyond description. As much as I like being on a cruise, I'd never want to miss a single flake of snow. Shoveling snow surely beats housework!

I am glad this change will occur after the ships leave the HAL family.

I agree. This reminds me of the saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". As far as I'm concerned, the Lido is just fine.

A few years ago we went on the jet boat excursion in Denali. It was one of the highlights of the cruise-tour for us.

A few years ago we were on the last cruise ship in Alaska at the end of September. It was wonderful. There were far fewer people at the port shops and everything was on season close out sales.

Any time one goes to Alaska the weather is "iffy". The weather cooperated with us and it was a fantastic cruise in every way.

As far as I'm concerned, the retreat area of the Veendam ruined a beautiful ship. The number of reserved chairs on the promenade deck (for lanai passengers only) severely limited the chairs for the rest of us.

I am sorely disappointed in HAL's decision to do all that to the Veendam. In addition, the piano bar was a lot better before HAL decided to rearrange the deck. Of course, I realize that my opinion amounts to very little, but I'm entitiled to it.

The staff on the Veedam on the Bermuda cruise the last week of April, 2012 was up to HAL's standards and made the cruise pleasant in spite of the disastrous changes in the Veendam.

We did see some puffins in Seward.

Yes...I'm sick when I must disembark.......sick from a broken heart that the cruise of over!

Susan Wood was indeed the CD on the Maasdam when the Voyage of the Vikings left Boston on July 25th. Shortly before we reached Rotterdam she left the ship due to a family emergency. She was replaced by Moyra Miller, the former Events Manager.

Why would I want to start paying for things that are included in the original cost of the cruise? One of the advantages of a cruise vacation is that everything is paid for before we step one foot onto the gangplank.

Please...no more charges!